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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Real Impact of Source 2 • Where to Start with Anime: An Overly Specific Guide • What I Finished in February • Spacemon: A Pokémon Tabletop Story, Vol. 2: Chapter 14, Chapter 15 • Pokémon One a Day Series 2: Yanma, Wooper, Quagsire TAY Classic—TAY Open…
By András Neltz Published March 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Atari Action Figures We Never Had
Dan Polydoris from The Chicago Toy Collector toyed with classic 80s Kenner Star Wars figures and reforged them as a set of Atari characters, similar to what you can see on the boxes. A line-up of action figures (and maybe a few vehicles) based on these games could have been fun, sitting next to all…
By Gergo Vas Published March 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat Obi-Wan’s Ghost Should Have Done
Instead of giving Luke life lessons about The Force, some haunting would have gotten the job done a lot faster. Dorkly’s Star Wars short has the most annoying Obi-Wan ghost who also likes to remind Darth Vader about his Hayden Christensen phase. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published March 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
It’s Fun To Explore the Minecraft Version of Los Angeles
While it might by slightly awkwardly named, Los Angelcraft, based on Los Angeles, is one good-looking Minecraft city. Made by Fujiwara1990 of Planet Minecraft, Los Angelcraft is, by its creator’s admission, huge. And it really is—look at this screenshot: That big, towering skyscraper I’m standing in front of is just one of the many buildings…
By András Neltz Published March 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
Now This Is a Smart Anime Gag
There are lots of visual gags in anime. Some are funny! Some are not. But few are this biting about the anime industry itself. Here, you can see frames from a recent episode of Shirobako, an anime about, well, making an anime. Shirobako gives an inside look at how anime is made. The most recent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
LEGO Is Perfect for Remaking Game Sprites
LEGO bricks are blocky. So are old video games. You know what that means? It means this. Twitter user Ryusen is good at building LEGO creations. Really good. Just look as he recreates everything from Super Robot Wars‘ Billbine to first-gen Pocket Monster sprites. In particular, the shading on that Billbine is superb. [All photos:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
Sickness Masks Get Real and Somewhat Freaky
You didn’t ask for this, but here you go: a Japanese sickness mask that looks like a woman’s face. In Japan, people try to combat pollen—as well as sickness—with masks. When you get sick, the proper thing to do is wear a mask so you don’t get others sick. If you are worried about getting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
An Anime Full of Medieval Politics and Fantastical Warfare
Lord Marksman and Vanadis is a low fantasy anime where various nobles are vying for the throne of a kingdom using political savvy, armies, and the occasional dragon. It’s kind of like Game of Thrones—only with a lot less in the way of soul-crushing despair. Set in a fantastical version of medieval Europe, Lord Marksman…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Akira, Redrawn using The Simpsons, Is Incredible
Akira is wonderful. The Simpsons is wonderful. Put them together and you get something pretty special. This is Bartkira. As Kotaku first mentioned when the crowd-sourced project first launched, Bartkira is inspired by artist Ryan Humphrey‘s art (see below) and spearheaded by cartoonist James Harvey With over 500 hundred artists worldwide, each contributor works in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2015 -
Kotaku EastDragon Quest Heroes is Part Dynasty Warriors, Part Tower Defense
Coming from a partnership between Square Enix and Koei-Tecmo’s Omega Force, it’s no surprise that Dragon Quest Heroes plays a lot like Dynasty Warriors. What is surprising, however, is how much it resembles tower defense games. From the moment you start playing, Dragon Quest Heroes is clearly cast in the same mold as many a…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 6, 2015 -
CultureInstead Of Skipping A Credits Sequence, Let’s Study One
Felix Mack works at Nightjar, a studio that specialises in motion graphics. You know the animation/footage that plays behind an artist when they’re on stage? Or the menus on a DVD? Or the credits sequence for a video game? Yeah, they do that Felix in particular did the end sequence for Sunset Overdrive, which was…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedRidiculous Halo Snipe Was One-In-A-Million
It is also completely bullshit. Watch as Lawrencce 1 lands a shot that ricochets off three different surfaces before connecting with the enemy player’s head: Lawrence knows just how ridiculous this shot is, judging from his YouTube description: Of course the kill was intentional!! I accurately predicted the spawn of the player after I killed…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedOh, So This Is How A Modern Assassin’s Creed Game Would Work
If you’ve ever wondered/worried how a more modern Assassin’s Creed game would work, with all our fancy weapons and computers and vehicles, don’t sweat it. Even in the 21st-century, there’s a place for an Assassin and his craft: inside the ring. Nice to see the spirit of Hoodslamis spreading (this clip is from England, at…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2015 - CultureCosplay
They Are The Misfits, Their Cosplay’s Better
Jem cosplay! And not just any Jem cosplay, Misfits cosplay! Take a bow, all involved. Credits: Pizzazz costume worn & made by by Mostflogged Clash costume made & worn by Love-Joker Roxy costume made & worn by 06TATTO Jetta costume made & worn by JK cosplay @ FB Stormer costume worn by takisiski Photography by…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2015 - CultureCosplay
How To Dress Like A Pokémon (Without Using Pyjamas)
Faust & Company specialise in masks, especially ones made out of neoprene, one of cosplay’s best friends. This one is called “Dragon Skull”, but that’s just for copyright reasons: it’s really just a nice and adult way for you to dress like a Pokémon. It’s a little more “realistic” than Cubone’s version, but then, Cubone…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedShort Zelda Movie Is Looking Pretty Good
For years now, a team called The Zelda Project have been working towards recreating as much of Ocarina of Time as they can, through both cosplay and film. We’ve seentheir cosplay before, but they’ve finally got the cash together to make a start on the film part. Teaming up with Player Piano, they’ve released this…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Yep, Valve Is Experimenting With Half-Life In VR
Valve’s virtual reality demo at the Game Developers Conference melted my brain. Afterward, my mind swam with possibilities. So of course, I ignored most of them and asked the age-old question: “Half-Life?” Surprisingly, Valve actually had an answer for me. The short version is: Valve has tried using Half-Life characters, settings, and ideas in VR,…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedNew Rollercoaster Tycoon Game Looks Like Shit
Hey, a new Rollercoaster Tycoon game got shown off properly for the first time today! Remember Rollercoaster Tycoon, and how good it was 10, 15 years ago? Keep remembering, because this one looks like hell. I mean that in the most literal sense. For all I know this could be the most enjoyable Rollercoaster Tycoon…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
The 10 Best Things About Building A New Gaming PC
Building a gaming PC can be time-consuming and stressful. There are a thousand things that could go wrong, and any one of them could wind up costing hundreds of dollars. And yet we do it anyway. Why? Because building PCs is totally awesome. Last summer, I finished building and fine-tuning a new gaming PC. It…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 5, 2015